Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-27
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'IL TRovAToRE' at the Opera House
this evening.
Two deeds of trust were admitted to rec
ord by Clerk Hook, yesterday.
MONDAY, Decoration Day, being legal
holiday, all the banks will be closed.
THE last will and testament of Matthew
Reas was admitted to probate yesterday.
THE yard at the Gas Works has been
cleared of coke, and the work of paving
has begun.
C. LEONHART has q force Of men at
work laying brick pavement in Alley Is,
from Market street to Alley B.
ATTENTION is called to the sale Of the
Geo. Edwards property, adjoining Mounds
Vile, advertised in another column.
A VERY important act of the last Legis-
lature, relating to the confinement OF
lunatics and prisoners in jails, is published
on our second page.
HIS HONOR Mayor Seabright yesterday
issued proclamation, calling attention 70
the fact that Monday next IS Decoration
Day and is national holiday.
SHERIFF HANDLAN and Jailor Nichols
yesterday took Elmer Clark down to
Moundsville and handed him over to Su-
perintendent Robertson, at the pen.
FREDERICK Sore was yesterday ap-
pointed administrator de bonus non of the
estate of Frederick Sorg. deceased, with
his will annexed. Bond, 800; Theobald
thinner surety.
In Police Court, yesterday morning, His
Honor sent the Inglehardt boat house
crowd up for thirty days, with the exeep-
ton of young JOice, who was allowed 10
20 on account of his youth.
THE English Lutheran Sunday-schOol
has arranged with the Ohio River railroad
to run an excursion to New Martinsville,
Friday, June 2sth. Fare for round trip
Adults, 80 cents; children, 40 cents.
BARNEY SHALvEY, a popular gentle
man from FairmOnt, w. Va, has opened
up first class saloon on Eleventh street.
Barney has lots of friends, which will nc
doubt insure him a liberal patronage.
|. G. DILLON & Co. furnished the New
Mcclure House with all its beautiful silver
ware, which came from the famous eStab-
hshment OF Reed & Barton, Taunton,
Mass. Each piece bears the inscription;
THE Mcclure"
THE concert and literary entertainment
given last evening at the Island Rink fol-
the benefit of the Thompson NJ. Z. Church
was a great success in every particular.
An excellent programme was listened to
by gOOd-sized and appreciative audience.
CHIEF OF POLICE SMITH is determined
to put stop to ball-playing in the streets,
and has instructed his officers to arrest all
ball-players and lock them up. Wednes-
day large window at the st. Charles Ho-
tel was broken, yesterday n valuable plate
glass window at Speidels grocery shared
the same fate, while countless lights OF
glass have been broken in private houses.
IT is understood that the wound inflicted
on the head of James G. MalOney, last Sat
urday afternoon, by Blossom" Kinney,
has proved more serious than was at first
supposed. The lack Of necessary medical
attention caused inflammation to set IN and
il WAS found necessary TO summon physi'
elan, who did all he could to alleviate the
suffering of the wounded man. Kinney Is
still AT large.
THE report that Mr.. Henry Schmulbach
would erect q hotel on the old City Hal
property, recently purchased by hun, to
be run on the European plan, is incorrect
Mr.. Schmnlbach said to reporter yester-
day that he does not know yet in what
manner he will improve the property, but
he will improve il in the not distant fu-
ture. 1t depends great deal on circum
stances rs TO what kind of n building will
be put up.
A VERY enjoyable entertainment of a
literary and musical nature, was given at
the Island rink, last evening by a number
of ladies and gentlemen of the Seventh
Ward. The programme was a varied and
attractive one. the numbers being taken
BY Miss Mary Colts, Miss Mamie SitgTaves,
bliss Kate Wincher, Miss LYDIA Prince,
Mrs. J. b. FallOure, and MeSsers. Bell,
Silvis, Phillips, NaylOr, NanhOrn, Wincher,
kemple, Stamm and Others.
A GRAND gala time is booked for our
friends down along the river. They have
secured the services of T. T. COckayne's
orchestra, and last evening a grand hop
was held ut the residence OF Mr.. Nicholas
Garden ut WhittenS Landing. This evening
he goes to Antioch, Monroe county, Sat
urday to MatamOras, and on Monday,
Decoration Day, he will play at the open
iug of the new hall at COchransville. He
is engaged for two weeks and longer if he
wishes to stay.